ENG 211 - Literature and the Environment

Credit Hour(s): 3
This course explores the vital relationship between literature and the environment, asking how the land has been represented and how changing interpretations of the land have influenced attitudes toward nonhuman nature. The course focuses on writers such as Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry, Annie Dillard, Henry David Thoreau, Denise Giardina, and Leslie Marmon Silko, among others, through a combination of lecture, discussion, and informal and formal writing. 3 Credit(s).

This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Core Competency in Global and Social Responsibility.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester
Course Yearly Cycle: Even Years